| Author |
Galsworthy, John, 1867-1933 |
| Title |
Complete Project Gutenberg John Galsworthy Works
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| Note |
Reading ease score: 82.5 (6th grade). Easy to read.
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| Contents |
The Forsyte Saga: 1. The Man of Property; 2. Indian Summer of a Forsyte In Chancery; 3. Awakening To Let -- The Dark Flower -- The Freelands Beyond -- Villa Rubein and Other Stories: A Man of Devon; A Knight; Salvation of a Forsyte; The Silence -- Saint's Progress -- The Island Pharisees -- The Country House -- Fraternity -- The Patrician -- The Burning Spear -- Five Short Tales: The First and Last; A Stoic; The Apple Tree; The Juryman; Indian Summer of a Forsyte -- Inn of Tranquility -- Magpie over the Hill -- Sheep-shearing -- Evolution -- Riding in the Mist -- The Procession -- A Christian -- Wind in the Rocks -- My Distant Relative -- The Black Godmother -- Quality -- The Grand Jury -- Gone -- Threshing -- That Old-time Place -- Romance--three Gleams -- Memories -- Felicity -- A Novelist's Allegory -- Some Platitudes Concerning Drama -- Meditation on Finality -- Wanted--Schooling -- On Our Dislike of Things as They Are -- The Windlestraw -- About Censorship -- Vague Thoughts on Art -- Plays-First Series: The Silver Box -- Joy -- Strife -- Second Series: The Eldest Son -- The Little Dream -- Justice -- Third Series: The Fugitive -- The Pigeon -- The Mob -- Fourth Series: A Bit O' Love -- The Foundations -- The Skin Game -- Six Short Plays: The First and The Last -- The Little Man -- Hall-marked -- Defeat -- The Sun -- Punch and Go -- Fifth Series: A Family Man -- Loyalties -- Windows.
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| Credits |
Produced by David Widger, Don Lainson, and Several Project Gutenberg Volunteers
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| Summary |
"The Forsyte Saga" by John Galsworthy is a multi-part novel written during the late 19th century, particularly reflecting the changing values of the Victorian era. The saga intricately chronicles the lives of the Forsyte family, an upper-middle-class clan in England, focusing on themes of wealth, property, and the tensions surrounding love and family loyalty. The initial volume introduces key characters such as old Jolyon Forsyte, his granddaughter June, and the architect Philip Bosinney, whose engagement to June sets off various familial conflicts and societal commentary. The opening of "The Forsyte Saga" presents a family gathering at the home of old Jolyon to celebrate June’s engagement to Bosinney. It illustrates the complex dynamics within the Forsyte family, characterized by possessiveness, rivalry, and a veneer of civility that masks deeper resentments and anxieties about social status and reputation. The event serves as a microcosm of their lives, where underlying tensions are palpable, especially in the reactions of various family members towards the unconventional Bosinney and his relationship with June. Through vivid characterizations and group interactions, Galsworthy sets the stage for the broader narrative that will explore the impact of societal change on individual desires and family ties. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
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| Language |
English |
| LoC Class |
AC: General Works: Collections, Series, Collected works, Pamphlets
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| LoC Class |
PR: Language and Literatures: English literature
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| Subject |
Literature -- Collections
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| Subject |
English literature -- 20th century
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| Category |
Text |
| EBook-No. |
3254 |
| Release Date |
Sep 27, 2004 |
| Most Recently Updated |
Jan 8, 2021 |
| Copyright Status |
Public domain in the USA. |
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